But even though the narrative voice, approximating Juliet’s point of view, is hedged with parentheticals, contradicting, commenting, correcting — “Did it matter what one had believed, what one had done? (Yes!)” — it’s hard to accept the last deception the novel reveals.

The international Cold War rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union did not lead to World War III, but as Chamberlin ably shows in this tour de force, that does not mean the era’s rivalries did not result in widespread carnage.

Although this intercontinental race/chase relies far too much on its predecessor (The Lost Concerto, 2016), Mario hooks you with layers of mysteries almost completely enough to overcome the sentimentality seeping out between perils.

...Ethan Abbott of the Continental Congress arrives in London to negotiate Washington’s release, but without success, as the title foretells. A well-told if rather straightforward tale that’s sure to please lovers of American history.

Today, when studies are showing many Americans know little about the Holocaust, this will serve as a compelling remedy: a personal and universal account of brutality at its worst and of family devotion at its best.

Walker’s popular Black Knights Inc. series ends its first chapter with another explosive, action-packed, not-to-be missed romantic adventure that includes a satisfying wrap-up and a hint at what comes next.

...while most of his stories explore complex philosophical issues without pedantry or prejudice, this trilogy is doing so with particular thoroughness. Always a pleasure to abide in Modesitt’s universe, if only for a few hours or days.

“The Completionist” is the best kind of speculative fiction, smart and sharp. Its themes and ideas challenge readers while the narrative and characterizations capture and hold their imagination ... Powerful and thoughtful, this is a book that will stick in your synapses long after the last page is turned.

There’s plenty of action, but readers looking for gore will have to settle for Bulgarian body parts in a kimchi jar and a poor fellow “shredded…like creamed chipped beef.” Fast-moving and exciting, this one reads like it came from Clancy himself.

“Reporter” has more juicy background, action-packed storytelling and name-drops per page than any book in recent memory, all told in straightforward style. At its center is a profane, dogged, passionate, tireless, old-fashioned reporter who brought to light schisms, coverups and outrages that informed the world.

Again I love everything about March's writing, the city itself is its own character, it so alive and refreshing. The characters, are all flawed and all completely lovable because I want to protect and help them whenever something happened in the story.

“All the Answers” is a marvelous example of how transcendent the graphic novel form can be. It is a heartfelt gift from son to father, a thoughtful and wryly funny story conveyed in both word and image because that is, quite simply, the best possible way to tell the tale.